Gangotri News

Check out the latest travel news and updates from Gangotri in chronological order. Read the recent news headlines about Gangotri.

15 Sep 2024
Chardham Yatra is gaining momentum again, increasing number of devotees in Yamunotri and Gangotri Dham

More than six thousand devotees arrived in Yamunotri and Gangotri Dham last day. With this, the number of visiting devotees in these two Dhams during this Yatra period has crossed twelve lakhs. This time a large number of pilgrims are also coming to both the Dhams through heli services. In view of this, the administration has made all the necessary arrangements to ensure that the Yatra is completed in a safe and systematic manner along with making the arrangements related to the Yatra foolproof.

25 Jun 2024
Over nine lakh pilgrims visited Gangotri and Yamunotri shrines

A record number of 923772 lakh pilgrims have visited these shrines in which 450895 lakhs reached Yamunotri and 472877 lakhs pilgrims reached Gangotri.

22 May 2024
More than 1.38 lakh Pilgrims visited Gangotri Dham

In past 12 days of opening, over 1.38 lakh devotees have visited Gangotri dham this year.

25 Apr 2024
Chardham Yatra witnesses record-breaking registration of 15 Lakh participants in 10 Days

The Char Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand is set to commence on May 10, and even before its initiation, a record-breaking number of devotees have registered. According to the tourism department report, 494,129 registrations have been recorded for Kedarnath, 414,260 for Badrinath, 265,110 for Gangotri, 243,982 for Yamunotri, and 21,804 for Hemkund Sahib.

25 Apr 2024
Per Day Limt for Gangotri Dham has been set to 11000 registrations
02 Mar 2024
Snowfall Update - Snowfall in Chardham, Harsil on 02 Mar 2024

Around 6 inch snowfall recorded in Harsil on 02 Mar 2024. There has been snowfall in Harsil along with Char Dham in Uttarakhand and other high altitude. Though the Badrinath temple is closed for winters, the opening date of Badrinath has been announced.

20 Feb 2024
Uttarakhand Snowfall Update 20 Feb 2024

Snowfall was reported on Monday in regions such as Kedarnath Dham, including Madmaheshwar, Tungnath, Chandrashila, etc. Additionally, light snowfall was observed in tourist spots like Chopta, Dugalbitta and in Deoriatal. 

The phenomenon extended to Gangotri and Yamunotri Dham, Harshil Valley, and other high-altitude areas of Uttarkashi. Despite the snowfall, road movements remained unaffected at present.

25 Nov 2023
In 2023, Gangotri experienced its highest-ever pilgrim footfall.

This year in 2023, a record of 9 lakh pilgrims reached Gangotri Dham. It has been found that the four shrines together recorded 54.2 lakh pilgrims.

The pilgrimage season in 2023 has marked a historic milestone with this substantial increase in the number of visitors, creating an atmosphere of spiritual vibrancy and fervor at Gangotri Dham.

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